Sorry for the slightly morbid subject. Is there many characters who've died whilst their characters were still in a soap at the time of their death, or expected to return to the soap soon but died before they could? Maggie Jones, Betty Driver and Anne Kirkbride come to mind from recent history, is their any others? How did the soaps reflect their deaths?
Actors who died whilst in a soap
Shirley Stelfox aka Edna in Emmerdale, no on screen death as yet
Alan Turner of ED also, when he was ill they had him off screen on a motorbike ride and he came back and died in his room overnight so not seen
Clive Hornby aka Jack Sugden, such a sad soap death, thinking of his on-screen fineral still brings a lump to my throat
Then of course the girl from Holby, I think she was called Laura, they had her win the lotto and go off on her travels on screen
Can't think of any Eastenders ones other than Jim Branning but he had been off screen virtually since his stroke so
Alan Turner of ED also, when he was ill they had him off screen on a motorbike ride and he came back and died in his room overnight so not seen
Clive Hornby aka Jack Sugden, such a sad soap death, thinking of his on-screen fineral still brings a lump to my throat
Then of course the girl from Holby, I think she was called Laura, they had her win the lotto and go off on her travels on screen
Can't think of any Eastenders ones other than Jim Branning but he had been off screen virtually since his stroke so
Josh Ryan Evans in Passions
He went away on medical leave and died very suddenly from a heart defect. The actor had already filmed his character's death scene but Passions was a supernatural american soap and the plan was for the character to come back to life anyway as an angel. His character's death still aired the same way and there were many tributes to the character for the remainder of the run. In the show's final episode, lead actress Juliet Mills was seen holding his picture as a tribute.
He went away on medical leave and died very suddenly from a heart defect. The actor had already filmed his character's death scene but Passions was a supernatural american soap and the plan was for the character to come back to life anyway as an angel. His character's death still aired the same way and there were many tributes to the character for the remainder of the run. In the show's final episode, lead actress Juliet Mills was seen holding his picture as a tribute.
The original actors to play Corrie's Blanche and EastEnders' Mark Fowler both committed suicide when they were still in their respective shows.
The background character in EE that had a market stall years ago died in real life. Cannot remember his name but in EE they said he won the lottery and went to Spain.
Originally Posted by soap-lea:
“Shirley Stelfox aka Edna in Emmerdale, no on screen death as yet
Alan Turner of ED also, when he was ill they had him off screen on a motorbike ride and he came back and died in his room overnight so not seen
Clive Hornby aka Jack Sugden, such a sad soap death, thinking of his on-screen fineral still brings a lump to my throat
Then of course the girl from Holby, I think she was called Laura, they had her win the lotto and go off on her travels on screen
Can't think of any Eastenders ones other than Jim Branning but he had been off screen virtually since his stroke so”
“Shirley Stelfox aka Edna in Emmerdale, no on screen death as yet
Alan Turner of ED also, when he was ill they had him off screen on a motorbike ride and he came back and died in his room overnight so not seen
Clive Hornby aka Jack Sugden, such a sad soap death, thinking of his on-screen fineral still brings a lump to my throat
Then of course the girl from Holby, I think she was called Laura, they had her win the lotto and go off on her travels on screen
Can't think of any Eastenders ones other than Jim Branning but he had been off screen virtually since his stroke so”
Laura Sadler, was really tragic what happened to her, especially as it was similar to how her character in Grange Hill died.
Originally Posted by Tweety Pie:
“The background character in EE that had a market stall years ago died in real life. Cannot remember his name but in EE they said he won the lottery and went to Spain.”
“The background character in EE that had a market stall years ago died in real life. Cannot remember his name but in EE they said he won the lottery and went to Spain.”
Big Ron?
The original actress who played Janines nan had to pull out of filming because f ill health and died not long after.
Originally Posted by Scrabbler:
“Big Ron?
The original actress who played Janines nan had to pull out of filming because f ill health and died not long after.”
“Big Ron?
The original actress who played Janines nan had to pull out of filming because f ill health and died not long after.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...(1985)#Big_Ron
Yeah thats him.
The actor who played Alf Roberts in Corrie died shortly after his character passed away.
Originally Posted by Scrabbler:
“Big Ron?
The original actress who played Janines nan had to pull out of filming because f ill health and died not long after.”
“Big Ron?
The original actress who played Janines nan had to pull out of filming because f ill health and died not long after.”
Big Ron that's it! I could not remember his name!
Ina
She was an extra who ran the flower stall. Was good friends with Jean. She collapsed on set after having a cerebral haemorrhage and died two days later. Ina would move away off screen and Jean even held a going away part for her in the vic. Jean would also take over the flower stall, until her own exit a few years later.
She was an extra who ran the flower stall. Was good friends with Jean. She collapsed on set after having a cerebral haemorrhage and died two days later. Ina would move away off screen and Jean even held a going away part for her in the vic. Jean would also take over the flower stall, until her own exit a few years later.
Coronation Street
Arthur Leslie (Jack Walker)
Graham Haberfield (Jerry Booth)
Jack Howarth (Albert Tatlock)
Arthur Leslie (Jack Walker)
Graham Haberfield (Jerry Booth)
Jack Howarth (Albert Tatlock)
Bernard youens who played Stan Ogden became ill whilst on Corrie. Hilda kept saying he was upstairs resting. He died whilst the character was on screen. It made the Hilda holding stan's glasses even more emotional and I'm sure Jean Alexander's tears were real.
Two more for Emmerdale
Toke Townley, who played Sam Pearson, died of a heart attack in September 1984. They killed Sam off onscreen two months later when his daughter Annie found him dead upstairs. The turnaround was fantastically quick as Toke made his last appearance in the episode beforehand due to advanced filming schedules.
Arthur Pentelow, who played Henry Wilks, died of (once again) a heart attack in August 1991, reportedly at the wheel of his car (some sources also say he was on his way to filming at the time). Again, turnaround was quite quick with Henry being laid to rest onscreen in October.
Toke Townley, who played Sam Pearson, died of a heart attack in September 1984. They killed Sam off onscreen two months later when his daughter Annie found him dead upstairs. The turnaround was fantastically quick as Toke made his last appearance in the episode beforehand due to advanced filming schedules.
Arthur Pentelow, who played Henry Wilks, died of (once again) a heart attack in August 1991, reportedly at the wheel of his car (some sources also say he was on his way to filming at the time). Again, turnaround was quite quick with Henry being laid to rest onscreen in October.
Originally Posted by little-monster:
“Josh Ryan Evans in Passions
He went away on medical leave and died very suddenly from a heart defect. The actor had already filmed his character's death scene but Passions was a supernatural american soap and the plan was for the character to come back to life anyway as an angel. His character's death still aired the same way and there were many tributes to the character for the remainder of the run. In the show's final episode, lead actress Juliet Mills was seen holding his picture as a tribute.”
“Josh Ryan Evans in Passions
He went away on medical leave and died very suddenly from a heart defect. The actor had already filmed his character's death scene but Passions was a supernatural american soap and the plan was for the character to come back to life anyway as an angel. His character's death still aired the same way and there were many tributes to the character for the remainder of the run. In the show's final episode, lead actress Juliet Mills was seen holding his picture as a tribute.”
Oh yeah that was really sad, Timmy was one of the best parts of Passions.
Some other deaths:
Francis Reid- Alice Horton Days of Our Lives
Jeanne Cooper- Katherine Chancellor The Young and The Restless
Ruth Warrick- Phoebe Wallingford All My Children
MacDonald Carey- Tom Horton Days of Our Lives
James Mitchell- Palmer Courtland All My Children
Francis Heflin- Mona Tyler All My Children
Eileen Herlie- Myrtle Fargate All My Children
Mike Reid and Clive Hornby were both very sad deaths.
Neither man was very old and Frank Butcher and Jack Sugden were legendary soap characters
Neither man was very old and Frank Butcher and Jack Sugden were legendary soap characters
